The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-14

NOW FOR NEW INDUSTRIES.

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IYe1lerday wisan important dag "a
the history of Asheville. 1t was the
third birth day of the DAILY CITIZEN,
and the occasion of the opening of the
new water-works by which a large por-
tion of the pellucid waters of the beauti-
full SWannanoa were turned into the
city.
just after noon yesterday. Mayor Aston
and the Aldermen, DR.. Millard, City
Water Inspector, Engineers Edwin Boil
ton and Henry A Cook, OF the Earnest
W. Bow ditch Engineers Corps of Bos-
ton. a staff reporter of the DAILYCITIzEN,
and number of citizens repaired to the
point on the Swannanoa river, four
miles from the city, where the machin-
cry for forcing the water into the stand
pipe on Beaumont just east of the city is
established. The time had arrived for
putting the machinery in motion, which
would send the wauers of the SWannanoa
into our city to gladden. the hearts, and
add to the prosperity and comfort and
safety of our people.
A description of the machinery. ma
sonry, &c, &c, will be gwen later; we
can now only mention the result of
PUTTING THE MACHINERY IN MOTION,
which was done by Mayor Aston, with
some little misgivings, but thoroughly
imbucd with hope The word was
given, the machinery started smoothly,
gracefully, but steadily, and the
NRw oIrpRENT OETIE
for AsheviIle bean. 1t was soon found
that all went well thoroughly 80, at this
point. 1t was then a race to follow the
water on its course toward the city. At
every point every thing was found to
work perfectly, and, the party came on,
hearying the peculiar noise of the rush
ing waters forcing the air out of the pipes
as it wrought its way to higher civiliza.
ton.
We can only say now that at every
point, throughout, everything worked
splendidly, and the WORKS arc a
GLORIOUS SUCCESS,
. erown7ng glory of our present admin
istration and of the enterprise of our
growing, thriving, go-ahead city. The
capacity is $4,000 gallons per hour; the
Stand-pipe will hold 7500l0, gallons, and
this, with the other reservoir, holding
400, 900 gallons will secure to Asheville a
daily supply of
ONE MILLION GALLONS
What ;this means for Asheville we
cannot now undertake to discuss. That
our people will appreciate the adVan-
tages thls afforded, and will put them to
good use, we cannot have no doubt
AS stated above Messrs. Bolton and
Cook have been the engineers in charge
of the entire water-works system. How
we'll they have done their work is fully
established bv the success of the works
themselves. The machinery at tie river
was put in by Mr.. Plunket of the Cor
den Maxwell Manufacturing Company
of New York and our townsman
Mr.. ]. H. Boardman will have full
charge of this department. The pipes
three miles from the river to the
tank-Was furnished by the Chattanooga
Pipe Manufacturing Company. This
company also furnished the mains and
lateral pipes which have been placed
throughout the city. The masonry at
the dam was done by Messrs. Murdock
and Colvin, and the excellence o. this
work was the general remark of all. We
propose, however, to gointo these points
more minutely hereafter. The work is
a success, and in day or two Swami
anoa river will be running over and
through the city.